Corcoran is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Corcoran typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Corcoran, ~55% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Corcoran compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Corcoran leans more Democratic than 52 of 55 neighbors.
Corcoran runs about 73 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Corcoran leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Corcoran, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Corcoran live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Corcoran, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Corcoran looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Corcoran sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN D+73
- Standish, Minneapolis, MN D+76
- East Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Bancroft, Minneapolis, MN D+77
- Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Howe, Minneapolis, MN D+68
- Seward, Minneapolis, MN D+78
- Central, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Cooper, Minneapolis, MN D+76
- Phillips West, Minneapolis, MN D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Little Flower, Indianapolis, IN D+46
- Avondale, Sacramento, CA D+28
- Westside Development, Tucson, AZ D+27
- West Plaza, Kansas City, MO D+56
- Castlegate, San Tan Valley, AZ R+32
- North Garrett Road, Durham, NC D+58
- Whittier, Denver, CO D+79
- Chestnut Park, Trenton, NJ D+42
- Mount Pleasant, St. Louis, MO D+61
- Cornerstone Village North, Houston, TX D+39
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Minnesota Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.